Council's Late Session Draws Jibes Over Oysters and Patriotism

The council did not elect a bridge keeper nor a city hall porter at their session Monday night. They can abolish one or both at their next meeting by ordinance, or they can elect both. They also failed to name a pound master, and it was learned yesterday that some of the aldermen are in favor of abolishing that office and keeping the bridge tender. They will, in all probability, discuss this matter at the next regular meeting and will also select a porter for the city hall.

The only request that is to be made of the councilmen is that they will cut it short in case they get in another wrangle, as one all-night session will do for a time. They have shown their patriotism, and everybody being convinced of the fact that the city fathers have plenty of it, are willing that they should rest on their laurels and adjourn a little earlier. In this connection it was learned yesterday that some of the aldermen told their wives that The Statesman made a mistake yesterday morning in saying that the council adjourned at 1:35, and that it was 2:35. There was no mistake made. The council adjourned at 1:35, and while some of the aldermen did not finish their oyster eating until nearly 3, as stated in yesterday morning's issue, they should have gotten home by 2 o'clock, and in case they did not they can answer for themselves.

Congressman-elect K. C. DeGraffenreid of the Third congressional district was in the city yesterday shaking hands with his numerous friends. He was down on personal business purely, and expressed himself as highly satisfied with his recent election and the general result of the state election.

It has been intimated in several sections of late that an effort will be made during the coming session of the legislature to have a bill introduced and passed forbidding the inmates of the Confederate Home to vote in city, county or state elections. It will be argued that they are being supported by the state, and therefore should not be allowed to vote. Such a movement will doubtless raise the welkin, but it will show up in good season, nevertheless, unless the very politicians get in their work and suppress it so as to avoid a record vote on it.

The councilmen who were camping on Sergeant Montgomery's trail Monday night had to give it up and let him go through, but they managed to have their say about cutting down the force. It was a compromise all around, but every hour saved [...] and everybody looked happy after it was over.

The patriotism evidenced in the council Monday night was something surprising, and many citizens yesterday said that it was the most patriotic body of aldermen that had ever been assembled, and when they learned that they had been thus honored to stay so long, that they understood that it was for the city's good and the aldermen ought to be voted a vote of thanks.